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• This back pain makes me constipated and I am not taking pain medication.

Yes
No

To read more about this syndrome, turn to page 30.

Spine tumor

The following statements concern the symptoms of a tumor in your spine. If these statements pertain to you then you may have a tumor in your spine and you should seek medical care as soon as possible:

• Back pain awakens me every night and it is getting worse.

Yes
No

• Once the pain awakens me I must get up and walk around before I can get back to sleep.

Yes
No

• My legs seem to give out when I have the pain.

Yes
No

• I cannot sleep at all because of the pain.

Yes
No

• Any time I lie down the pain gets worse.

Yes
No
Spine infection

If you answer most of the following questions with a yes, then you may have an infection causing your spine pain:

• I have spine pain after I had an infection (urinary tract, dental, skin abscess).

Yes
No

• I am diabetic and/or on chemotherapy or on steroids.

Yes
No

• I have some other illness that suppresses my immune system.

Yes
No

• I have night sweats.

Yes
No

• I have been exposed to tuberculosis and/or have a positive tuberculin skin test.

Yes
No

• My spine pain is getting progressively worse.

Yes
No

• I have chills and fever.

Yes
No
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